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Many of the resolutions passed at the 14th Ibero-American summit ending Nov. 26 in San Jose, Costa Rica, were of special significance for Cuba. The fact that positions introduced or backed by the Cuban delegation gained wide support is evidence that solidarity with Cuba is strong and continuing.

President Bush recently signed the “North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004” (NKHRA), which earmarks over $23 million dollars a year for what many see as interference in the internal affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Critics and supporters alike say it is aimed not at human rights, but at destabilizing and even overthrowing the DPRK government.

HOUSTON — Texans who value democracy are preparing for yet another major challenge from George W. Bush’s party. Three Republican candidates for state representative who were beaten in the Nov. 2 ballot count have appealed to the state Legislature to have their election defeats overturned.

News Analysis
Attorney General John Ashcroft has departed. Some see his designated successor, presidential legal advisor Alberto Gonzales, as an improvement, perhaps because he is a Mexican-American from humble roots, or because he has been attacked by the religious right for not being an anti-abortion extremist.

DETROIT — On Dec. 8 at 8:00 p.m., the Sphinx Organization will present its Inaugural Gala Concert at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. This unique concert will feature a chamber orchestra comprising the top alumni of the first seven years of the Sphinx Competition, along with solo appearances by the Junior Laureates.

Book Review
Disturbing the Peace:
The Story of Father Roy Bourgeois
and the Movement to Close the School of the Americas
By James Hodge and Linda Cooper
Forward by Martin Sheen
Orbis Books, 2004
Softcover, 224 pp., $20.00

As many of my fellow Americans, I’ve been distressed over the results of the election. It’s not so much that Bush is going to be in power again, but more because Americans have voluntarily (as far as we can tell) put him there.